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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Ecowas Compensation" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ecowascompe2020@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Apr 2021 19:10:16 +0200
Subject: HELLO,

CONGRATULATIONS:

ATTENTION: OWNER'S EMAIL ADDRESS.

ECOWAS COMPENSATION COMMISSION <ecowascompe2020@gmail.com>
Date: March. 24, 2021.
Subject: SUS $45,000.00 ESTÁN AHORA CON MONEYGRAM/DHL.
Mailed-by: Gmail.com.
Republic of Togo Head Office: Félix Houphouët Boigny, en face de l'Église les Amis du Christ, BP 10260 Lome Togo West Africa.

(ECOWAS) WEST AFRICAN STATE ECONOMIC COMMUNITY COMPENSATION COMMISSION 2020.

THIS COMPENSATION PROGRAM WAS ORGANIZED TO COMPENSATE ALL VICTIMS WHO FALL TO INTERNET SYNDICATE, VICTIMS OF FLOODS OR ANY NATURAL DISASTER. BASED ON MEETING WITH THE BOARD DIRECTIVE AGREEMENT TO COMPENSATE EACH PERSON WITH THE TOTAL OF USD $45,000.00, THROUGH INTERNATIONAL ATM VISA CARD, WITH WHICH YOU CAN USE TO WITHDRAW MONEY FROM ATM MACHINES ANYWHERE AROUND THE WORLD.

YOUR ACTIVE EMAIL WAS ON THE LIST SENT BY OUR OBSERVERS FOLLOW-UP TEAM AND THAT'S WHY WE CONTACTED YOU. ALL MODALITIES HAVE BEEN PUT IN PLACE FOR SHIPPING TO YOU, WE HAVE DEPOSITED USD $45,000.00 SINCE JANUARY 31st, 2021 WITH MONEYGRAM TRANSFER OFFICE AND HAVE BEEN MANDATORY TO TRANSFER IT TO YOU.

WE HAVE TRIED A LONG TIME TO CONTACT YOU, BUT DON'T KNOW IF YOU DID RECEIVE OUR LETTER. KINDLY CONTACT THE REMITTANCE TRANSFER MANAGER; MR EKOUE DODJI FROM THE DHL/MONEYGRAM PAYMENT OFFICE TO INITIATE YOUR PAYMENT WITHOUT DELAY. SEND YOUR COMPENSATION CODE NUMBER TO TRACK YOUR FILE: ECO187-2020ECOFBF

CONTACT THE MONEYGRAM/DHL TRANSFER OFFICE BELOW:

REMITTANCE TRANSFER MANAGER: MR EKOUE DODJI
EMAIL: ecowascompe2020@gmail.com

YOU ARE ADVISED TO KEEP YOUR COMPENSATION CODE NUMBER AT SECRET TO AVOID A DOUBLE CLAIM WHICH WILL GET YOU DISQUALIFIED.

NOTE; YOU WILL ONLY PAY FOR DHL COURIER SERVICES TO YOUR COUNTRY, WHICH IS $95. THAT'S ALL.

IGNORE THIS LETTER IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED IT IN ERROR.

WRITE IN ANY OF THE LANGUAGES YOU UNDERSTAND BETTER. ENGLISH, FRENCH, RUSSIAN, SWAHILI, ARABIC, BENGALI, HINDI, SPANISH AND INDONESIAN. THEY ARE THE LANGUAGES WE COVER.

REGARDS,
ECOWAS COMPENSATION COMMISSION(ECC).


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